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Cold Stone Creamery

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on June 23, 08
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ココナッツアイスにラズベリー、スポンジケーキとココナッツとミックス。
アールグレイアイスにアーモンド、スポンジケーキとシナモンをミックス。
Coconut ice-cream, raspberry, sponge cake and coconut.
Earl grey ice-cream, almond, sponge cake and cinnamon.
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アールグレイアイスにストロベリー、グラハムパイクラスト、ハチミツをミックス。
キャラメルアイスにブラウニーとキャラメルソースとアーモンドをミックス。
Earl grey ice-cream, strawberry, Graham Cracker Pie Crust and honey.
Caramel ice-cream, brownie, caramel sauce and almond.
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リッチビターチョコレートアイスにチェリーとブラウニー、ホイップクリームをミックス。
ベリーシャイナー：プレーンソルベ、ストロベリー、ブルーベリー、ラズベリージュース。
Rich bitter chocolate ice-cream, cherries, brownie and whipped cream.
Berry shiner: Plaine sorbet, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry juice.
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ホワイトチョコレートアイスクリーム、ダブルストロベリー、ホワイトチョコチップ。
グリーン ティー　パーティー：グリーンティーアイスクリーム、スポンジケーキ、ダブルホイップクリーム、抹茶パウダー。
White chocolate ice-cream, double strawberries, white chocolate chip.
Green tea ice-cream, sponge cake, double whipped cream, matcha powder.

One year’s worth of Cold Stone! ^^;;;
Earl grey ice-cream is really delicious! Too bad it is only available for a limited period.

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ファウンダーズ フェイバリット： スイートクリームアイスクリーム、ブラウニー、ピーカンナッツ、チョコファッジ、キャラメルソース。
チョコレート デヴォーション： チョコレートアイスクリーム、ブラウニー、チョコチップ、チョコファッジ。
Founder’s Favorite(S): Sweet cream ice-cream, brownie, pecan nut, choco fudge, caramel sauce. Very nice! Love the brownie!
Chocolate Devotion(M): Chocolate ice-cream, brownie, choco chip, choco fudge. A little too sweet for me.
Somehow, S is too small, M is too big.
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アイランドライフ： チーズケーキアイスクリーム、バナナ、パイナップル、マンゴ。
バナナアイス、アップル、グラハムパイクラスと、ホワイトチョコチップ。
Island Life(S): Cheese cake ice-cream, banana, pineapple and mango. Not much of cheese cake taste…got the ice-cream wrong?
Custom creation(S): Banana ice-cream, apple pie filling, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, white chocolate chips. Should have been less greedy and skipped the white choc chip. ^^;;
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スイート ブロッサム： サクラアイスクリームにブルーベリー、ホワイトチョコチップ、ホイップクリーム。
ホワイトチョコアイス、ストロベリー、スポンジケーキ、ヌガーキャンディ。
Sweet Blossom(S): Sakura ice-cream, blueberry, white choco chip, whipped cream. This is spring special. Very good!
Custom creation(M): White chocolate ice-cream, strawberry, sponge cake and nougat candy. Good!
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0706010005ストロベリーアイス、ブラウニー、ラズベリー、アーモンド。
ブラッシング マンゴ クラウド： マンゴアイスクリーム、ストロベリー、マンゴ、ホイップクリーム。

Custom creation(M): Strawberry ice-cream, brownie, raspberry and almond. Good.
Blushing Mango Cloud(M): Mango ice-cream, strawberry, mango and whipped cream. Summer special. Very good!
This branch is in Roppongi.
Menu(J) here.
Cold Stone Creamery

Le Chocolate de H　（ル ショコラ ドゥ アッシュ）

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on June 19, 08
in 03:麻布・六本木・赤坂 and 05:Cakes and Sweets
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0801270124ショコラショー、￥１０５０。 ステファン、￥３９９。
Stephan: Gateau cholate cake with almond caramelise. Chocolate chaud(hot chocolate). I love them both! Very very rich and smooth chocolate taste but not too sweet. The indoor cafe space is tiny but there are some big couches outside the shop which look comfortable.

Le Chocolate de H
Add: Roppongi Hills keyakizaka dori, Roppongi 6-12-4, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5772-0075

万惣フルーツパーラー＠神田須田町 (Manso Fruit Parlour)

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on May 23, 08
in 05:Cakes and Sweets and 08:神田・神保町・秋葉原
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オムライス万惣風、￥１４７０。
ホットケーキ＋ドリンクセット、￥８００。
Omurice Manso-style. Tastes okay.
The famous “Hotcake”. This place has been making hotcakes for the past 70 years apparently. It is crispy on the outside and tasty enough, but I think I prefer it to be a littlle softer.
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マロンクリームのホットケーキ、￥７８８。
Marron cream hotcake. Generous amount of marron chunks are mixed with the cream. With a lot of cream the hotcake tastes better.
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マロンと大納言のパフェ仕立て、￥１３６５。
フルーツサンドイッチ、￥１０５０。
Marron and Dainagon red bean parfait. Has matcha and vanilla ice-cream, fresh fruits and cream. A bit nothing-special for 1365yen.
Fruit sandwich. Quite a heavy layer of cream but fortunately it is not sweetened and there is a lot of fruits in the sandwich. The bread is not so great but overall the sandwich is quite good. You can buy this fruit sandwich as take-out for slightly cheaper price from the shop on the ground floor.

Part of the menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

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フルーツオムレツ、１２６０円。白桃のフレッシュパフェ、１４７０円。
Fruit omelette. It is basically a massive souffle, wrapped in a thin layer of crepe, HOT from the oven. The egg smells great and the texture very soft! So soft that in fact there is not that much substance in that volume. ^^;; Very good though. Peach parfait is not bad, there are small slices of peach stuffed between vanilla ice-cream and raspberry sorbet. The ice-cream and the raspberry sauce are a bit too sweet though. btw I didn’t eat both at one time, had the parfait first and saw other customers ordering the omelette and drooled, so went back the next day to try.

万惣フルーツパーラー
Add: 1-16, Sudacho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3254-3711

Club Harie (クラブハリエ)

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on May 10, 08
in 05:Cakes and Sweets and 05:銀座・新橋・日本橋
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I thought I never tried the famous “baumkuchen” that everyone is so crazy about but I was surprised to find out from my own blog that I actually did try it 3 years ago. ^^;;;;; I wrote that it was very good but a bit too sweet for me. But now after 3 years’ worth of cakes and wagashi, I find it absolutely delicious and not sweet or heavy at all(my sweet tooth must have grown). The texture is soft and smooth, which also make it easier to eat. I usually can’t eat icing but I can totally enjoy this one. The fresh cream is a nice touch too.

02024 012.jpgThis cafe is inside Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi where you can eat the freshly baked ones with tea or coffee for 1050yen. There are two kinds of baumkuchen for take-out : freshly baked ones which you have to consume within the day, or packed and boxed ones which last about a week. I bought the packed one for take-out and I think the freshly one is much much nicer, also less additives!
CLUB HARIE

Jean-Paul Hévin (ジャン・ポール・エヴァン)

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on April 28, 08
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ベルガモ（ベルガモット風味のショコラムースとオレンジババロアのコンビネーション）、￥６３０。ＪＰＨメランジュ、￥９４５。
Bergamot orange chocolate mousse and orange bavarois. House blend tea.
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0801260089グアヤキル、￥５５６。 タルト・オ・ショコラ、￥４７２。
Guayaquil(bitter chocolate cake). Tarte aux chocolat(bitter chocolate tart).
This branch is inside Tokyo Midtown which was very busy on a Saturday and we waited for more than half an hour for the seats.
Menu here.

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0802160038ショコラ　フランボワーズ、￥６３０。
ロンシャン　ショコラ　ノワール（軽いメレンゲとショコラムースをアーモンド入り　ビターチョコレートでコーティング）、￥６３０。
Chocolat framboise - Chocolate cake with raspberry.
Longchamps Chocolat Noir - Light meringue and chocolate mousse cake with almond and bitter chocolate coating.

This branch is inside Isetan Shinjuku. About 20 mins of queuing for seats on a Saturday.

I like all the cakes except Guayaquil and Tarte aux chocolat which I wish had richer chocolate taste. The Earl Grey tea costs 945yen a pot but it is very diluted, and the house blend tea tasted weird… Was planning to buy the marron confit to take home but the queue for take-out(separate queue for take-out and eat-in) is very long so I just tried one piece inside the cafe.
Menu: 1, 2.

I also bought Seigle auvergnat (orange) from Be and it is absolutely delicious! It has stores in Midtown and Isetan Shinjuku, both are on the same floor as Jean-Paul Hévin.

VoiVoi (ヴォイヴォイ＠三軒茶屋)

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on March 4, 08
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マサラチャイ。
All these are from two visits. Interior is cute!
Hot chai. A bit weak in tea taste.
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クラシック・バターミルク・パンケーキ。
Classic butter milk pancake: 3 slices of pancake, Calpis butter and maple syrup. Very soft and moist pancake. I like it!
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４種類のチーズフォンデュ・パンケーキ。
4 cheese(Gorgonzola, Camembert, cream cheese and cheddar) fondue pancake. Nice but not quite enough cheese sauce for all the slices of pancakes.
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デビルス・パンケーキ：ミックスベリージャムに、生クリームと温かいチョコレートソース。ストロベリーアイスのトッピング。
Mixed berries jam, cream and hot chocolate sauce. Strawberry ice-cream topping. Good good.
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Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
VoiVoi
Add: 1-35-15 Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku.
Tel: 03-3411-1214

Pâtissier Shima （パティシェ・シマ＠麹町）

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on January 31, 08
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0711050026Creme Shima is very good! Though the fig tart has only a very thin layer of fig on top and it is mostly cream - a bit too sweet for me. Marron tart is bascially a thick slice of marron paste.

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クレーム・アンジュ。
Creme d’Ange: the outside is made from fromage blanc, merengue and fresh cream. Inside is sponge cake soaked with raspberry sauce. Soft and fluffy but at the same time rich with cheese. Very nice! There is a small cafe space next to the cake shop where you can eat in.

Pâtissier Shima
Add: 3-12-4 Koujimachi, Chiyoda-ku (near Koujimachi or Hanzoumon station)
Tel: 03-3239-1031